Helen Faulds loses in Semi Final of Scottish Vets at Blairgowrie

North champion Heather Anderson (Downfield) pictured left is the new Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association champion. In the tightest of finals over the Blairgowrie Rosemount course today (Monday), Heather beat Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar), the Highland veteran women's title-holder, by one hole.
Heather was never in arrears but, at the same time, she was never more than a hole up. Christine got a birdie 2 at the ninth to square the contest but Heather regained her lead at the next hole.
Christine drew level again with a concesssion at the 13th. Heather went ahead for the last time at the 16th before two halves ended a enthralling contest.

Semi-finals - H Anderson (North) bt J Brydson (Galloway) 2 holes, C McAndrew (Highland) bt H Faulds (West) 2 and 1.
Final - Anderson bt McAndrew 1 hole.

Helen Faulds beats the Border Champion

Downfield’s Heather Anderson, the North area champion, knocked out Midlands title-holder Lorna Bennett from Ladybank by one hole in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association championship at Blairgowrie today.
West champion Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) is also in that team and she was in good form in reaching the semi-finals at Blairgowrie with a 6 and 4 win over former champion Liz Campbell (Torwoodlee), the Borders title-holder.
Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar), the Highland champion, also played well to win by 4 and 2 against Ruth Brown (Lothianburn), the East title-holder.
Jean Brydson (Galloway) won at the 21st hole in her quarter-final against Pearl Beattie (Dumfries-shire).

The semi-final line-up on Monday morning is:
9am Anderson v Brydson.
9.10 McAndrew v Faulds.
Final will tee off at 1.30pm.

Results:
Quarter-finals
H Anderson (North) bt L Bennett (Midlands) 1 hole.
Jean Brydson (Galloway) bt P Beattie (Dumfries-shire) at 21st.
Christine McAndrew (Highland) bt Ruth Brown (East) 4 and 2.
Helen Faulds (West) bt Liz Campbell (Borders) 6 and 4

Sophie Gustafson wins the De Vere Scottish Open Championship at the Carrick, Loch Lomond

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR SCOREBOARD
DE VERE LADIES SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
The Carrick at Cameron House, Loch Lomond.
FINAL TOTALS
213 (3 x 71)
+Prizemoney in Euros.
210 Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 71 68 71 (30,000).
215 Danielle Masters (Eng) 75 72 68, Kirsty Taylor (Eng) 75 69 71, Sofia Renell (Swe) 72 68 75 (15,033 each).
217 Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links) 72 76 69, Karen-Margrethe Jule (Den) 72 75 70, Janice Moodie (Sco) 76 70 71, Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 69 71 77 (6,620 each).
218 Sophie Walker (Eng) 72 74 72 (4,480).
219 Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 77 71 71, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 74 73 72, Elisa Serramia (Spa) 71 71 77 (3,706 each).
220 Antonella Cvitan (Swe) 73 75 72, Marina Arruti (Spa) 74 74 72, Carly Booth (Comrie) (am) 74 74 72, Isabella Maconi (Ita) 77 73 70, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 74 72 74, Asa Gottmo (Swe) 74 70 76 (2,992 each, except Carly Booth who is an amateur).
221 Becky Brewerton (Wal) 76 74 71, Catriona Matthew (North Berwick) 73 75 73, Ana Larrateta (Spa) 75 73 73, Johanna Head (Eng) 77 70 74, Mhairi McKay (Sco) 73 74 74, Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry Ladies) (am) 70 75 76, Anna Tybring (Swe) 78 76 67 (2,553 each,) except Sally Watson who is an amateur).
222 Caroline Hall (Eng) 75 74 73, Marta Prieto (Spa) 77 71 74, Helena Alterby (Swe) 72 75 75.
223 Dana Lacey (Aus) 74 73 76, Sara Beautell (Spa) 76 71 76, Stefanie Michl (Aut) 76 76 71, Martina Eberl (Ger) 74 71 78.
224 Nathalie David-Mila (Fra) 78 73 73, Karen Lunn (Aus) 78 76 70.
225 Rebecca Coakley (Ire) 77 71 77, Felicity Johnson (Eng) 72 75 78, Karin Borjeskog (Swe) 75 77 73.
226 Martina Gillen (Ire) 76 74 76, Frederique Seeholzer (Swi) 74 76 76, Sarah Nicholson (NZ) 75 75 76, Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 73 79 74, Clare Queen (The Carrick at Cameron House) 72 74 80, Laura Terebey (US) 83 71 72.
227 Maria Verchenova (Rus) 74 77 76, Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 78 73 76, Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 79 74 74.
228 Laurette Maritz (SAf) 76 73 79, Lill Kristin Saether (Nor) 74 77 77, Natalie Claire Booth (Eng) 74 77 77, Lee-Anne Pace (SAf) 76 76 76, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 77 77 74.
229 Natascha Fink (Aut) 77 74 78, Elisabeth Esterl (Ger) 76 75 78, Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) (am) 78 73 78, Emma Zackrisson (Swe) 75 77 77, Elin Ohlsson (Swe) 80 72 77, Nicole Gergely (Aut) 81 71 77, Elizabeth McKinnon (NZ) 78 75 76.
230 Lynn Brooky (NZ) 75 74 81, Mette Buus (Den) 74 73 83, Georgina Simpson (Eng) 75 77 78.
231 Maria Boden (Swe) 81 71 79, Anna Rossi (Ita) 79 75 77, Christine Hallstrom (Swe) 76 78 77.
235 Stefania Croce (Ita) 79 75 81.
236 Melanie Holmes-Smith (Aus) 74 79 83.

Scottish Ladies Open Play delayed

The second day’s play at the De Vere Ladies Scottish Open was halted due to bad light at 7.10pm.
Heavy rainfall on Thursday night meant that tee times were pushed back three hours while officials assessed the course.
Sweden’s Sofia Renell leads the field on two-under-par 140 after shooting a three-under 68.
South Queensferry 16-year-old amateur Sally Watson had another good day with a 75 for 145, a 36-hole total which puts her ahead of professionals of the calibre of Janice moodie (146), Catriona Matthew (148) and Lynn Kenny (148).
Quite a few players have still to complete their second rounds which means that the third and final round will start late on Saturday.

Erskine Girls get coaching from Clare Queen and Catriona Matthew

Erskine girls were invited to attend a coaching clinic with Catriona Matthew and Clare Queen at the beautiful Carrick course prior to The Scottish Ladies Open this week. The girls were all smiles as you can see despite the awful weather. Catriona and Clare spent an hour with them giving some hints and tips and after signed autographs on hats, books etc. This was a unique and very rewarding experience for the girls aged between 9 and 13 who are all enjoying ClubGolf coaching at Erskine. There are now 11 girls participating in weekly coaching sessions at the club thanks to the volunteer coaches who make it all possible. Pictured with the girls are Janette McCartney, Sandra Littlejohn and Patricia Davidson all level 1 coaches and RLCGA members.
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Noreen Fenton the best Scot at the British Seniors

Edinburgh's Noreen Fenton finished a gallant fourth behind runaway winner Alison Murdoch from Canada in the British senior women's open amateur golf championship which ended at Copt Heath Golf Club, Solihull today.
Noreen was consistency personnified with three rounds of 79 for a total of 18-over-par 237 over a punishing ladies' course with a testing par of 73, which no player, not even the new champion, equalled in any of the rounds.
Noreen had no birdies in her final round and did well to hang on in there after a double bogey 6 at the fourth threatened to derail her steady effort. She was out in 40 and home in 39 in comparison with her earlier halves of 40-39 and 39-40.
Pamela Williamson (Baberton), who won the recent Canadian senior women's open amateur championship's "Super-seniors" (over-60) title, finished joint 11th with Fiona de Vries (St Rule) on 241. Pamela signed off with a 78 (37-41) and Fiona with an 80 (42-38).

RLCGA's Honorary Member Maureen Richmond (Kilmacolm) the 1974 Curtis Cup player and now a GP in Lancashire, came joint 15th on 244 - which was quite an achievement, considering she started with a first round of 92. After that she had a 74 and then a 78 today
Give Maureen, winner of the Spanish open seniors title earlier in the year, an 82 instead of a 92 in the first round and she would have finished runner-up for the title!
Dundee's Heather Anderson birdied the fourth, 14th and 15th in closing halves of 41 and 40 for an 81 and jt 27th place with Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) on 248. Helen unfortunately had three double bogeys in a closing 84.

Stableford - Haggs Castle

Played 20 SEPT 2007 Number of entries: 13 SSS: 73 CSS: 73
SILVER
1 MARJORIE WALKER 15 30
2 ELIZABETH FAZZI 20 29
BRONZE
1 ISABEL DUNCAN 34 29
2 BETTY MCCUDDEN 36 28

Lanarkshire Pair are runners Up in the Commonwealth Spoons Final at Tain

At Tain Golf Club yesterday, Aberdeenshire President Mary Robinson and her Aberdeenshire partner Sheila McCrae were the recipients of the SLGA's Commonwealth Spoons trophy.
They won the national final against qualifiers from all over Scotland with a net 76 - three over par - off 16.
They won by two shots from Lesley Lloyd and Fiona Scott of Lanarkshire and Amme Smith and Rena Canavan (Stirling & Clackmannan) who both had net 78s. Lloyd and Scott were playing off four, Smith and Canavan off 14. Lloyd and Scott were placed second on the better inward half.
Leading net returns
Mary Robinson & Sheila McCrae (Aberdeenshire) (16) 76; Lesley Lloyd & Fiona Scott (Lanarkshire) (4) (better inward half), Anne Smith & Rena Canavan (Stirling & Clackmannan) (14) 78; Maggie Thurston & Thelma McInroy (Angus) (19) 79; Joan Blyth & Diane Watson (Fife) (7 1/2) 79 1/2 (better inward half).
To see some photos from the event --- slightly RLCGA orientated but has got all Ayrshire, D&A and Lanarkshire represntatives --- click on the following link

Photos from Tain

Greenlees Result - 2nd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Troon 6.5 Erskine 2.5

Round 1 Scores from the Ladies Scottish Open

LEADING SCORES
Par 71
69 J Schaeffer (Fra).
70 S Watson (Sco) (am).
71 E Serramia (Spa), S Gustafson (Swe).
72 F Johnson (Eng), C Queen (Sco), S Walker (Eng), H Alterby (Swe), K-M Juul (Den), L Kenny (Sco), S Renell (Swe).
73 M McKay (Sco), A Cvitan (Swe), C Lundgren (Nor), K S Taylor (Eng), C Matthew (Sco).
Other scores:
74 C Booth (Sco) (am) (jt 17th).
76 J Moodie (Sco), B Brewerton (Wal) (jt 43rd).
78 K MacDonald (Sco) (am), K Imrie (Sco) (jt 65th).
79 H MacRae (Sco), J Wilson (Sco) (am) (jt 78th).
81 V Laing (Sco).

Helen Faulds makes the cut in the British Seniors

Noreen Fenton and Pat Hutton were sharing fourth place at the beginning of the second day of the British senior women's open amateur golf championship at Copt Heath Golf Club, Solihull.
At the end of it, Noreen, from the Merchants of Edinburgh Club had hung on to a share of third place with a repeat 79 for 158.
But Pat unfortunately had a disaster day with a 90 for 169 - and missed the cut which reduced the field to the 40 players who will play Friday's third and final round.
Helen Faulds (Douglas Park) had halves of 37 and 42 for a 79 and 164 to make the cut and Maureen Richmond, who, as Maureen Walker (RLCGA and Kilmacolm) was a Curtis Cup player in 1974, made the biggest improvement between rounds .... from a 92 to a 74, which was more like the player who won the Spanish senior women's open title earlier this year. Maureen had an eagle 2 at the sixth and birdies at two par-5s, the seventh and the 16th in halves of 35 and 39, compared with 49-43 on Wednesday.

QUALFIERS
Par 146 (2 x 73)
154 A Murdoch (Can) 80 74.
157 S Dye (Delamere Forest) 76 81.
158 D Williams (Can) 82 76, C Quinn (Hockley) 82 76, R Adams (Addington Court) 80 78, N Fenton (Merchants of Edinburgh) 79 79, G Bray (Littlestone) 79 79.
159 M McKenna (Donabate) 83 76, P West (Spalding) 81 78.
160 C Kirk (Ganton) 81 69.
161 J Doleman (Rushcliffe) 85 76, B Laird (Sandiway) 83 68, S O’Brien-Kenney (Grange) 83 78, F De Vries (St Rule) 83 78, B Arenas (Gua) 81 80, P Wrightson (Huddersfield), C Watson (Beaconsfield) 80 81.
162 V Hoff (Swe) 84 78, S Westall (Copt Heath) 83 79, G Ekman (Swe) 83 79, R Lindley (Hartlepool) 83 69, M Henderson (West Rhine) 82 80, E Cooper (Calcot Park) 82 80, B Ljung (Swe) 81 81.
163 P Williamson (Baberton) 83 80, A-C Sveningson (Swe) 79 84.
164 J Ballard (Littlestone) 86 78, H Faulds (Douglas Park) 85 79, C Lindberg (US) 80 84.
165 G Snelson (Branston) 83 82, C Birke (Swe) 83 82, A Lewis (Royal St David’s) 81 84.
166 M Richmond (Royal Liverpool) 92 74, B Belcher (Olton) 87 79, R Farrow (St Neots) 83 83, J O’Connor (Newport Gwent) 83 83, E Jacob (Ger) 78 88.
167 A Dawson (Copt Heath) 87 80, M-B Heden (Swe) 81 86, H Anderson (Downfield) 80 87.
MISSED THE CUT
168 F Anderson (Formby Ladies) 81 87.
169 J Mack (Haggs Castle) 85 84, P Hutton (Lanark) 79 90.
174 K Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park) 88 86.
175 L Terry (Cruden Bay) 88 87,
177 A MacGregor (Lingdale) 86 91.
178 J Paterson (Drumpellier) 90 88,
190 E Black (Dunbar) 93 97.

The British Seniors ---Begins today

Top women golfers gather at Copt Heath for British Senior's Championship which begins today at Copt Heath Golf Club.
There is a strong home challenge for the title, including the three times Scottish Seniors Champion and newly crowned Canadian Super Seniors Champion, Pamela Williamson and Fiona De Vries, The 2006 Scottish Senior Match play Champion
From the West of Scotland we have Helen Faulds (Douglas Park), Jennifer Mack (Haggs Castle), Pat Hutton (Lanark) and Janice Paterson (Drumpellier).
Other Scots in the field are Heather Anderson (Downfield), Karen Ballantyne (Craigmillar Park), Eleanor Black (Dunbar), Noreen Fenton ( Merchants of Edinburgh), Anne Macgregor (Lingdale), Maureen Richmond (Royal Liverpool)and Lynne Terry (Cruden Bay)

-- We wish them every success

Competitors play 18 holes on each of the first two days and the lowest 40 and ties play a further 18 holes on Friday 21 September.
For all the scores go to the LGU WEBSITE

The De Vere Ladies Scottish Open Begins tomorrow

After an 11 year absence the Ladies European Tour has announced the return of the Ladies Scottish Open. De Vere has become title sponsor making the De Vere Ladies Scottish Open one of the most hotly anticipated ladies golf events in the Golfing calendar.

The chosen course, The Carrick at Cameron House is named after the award winning Canadian golf architect Douglas Carrick. The course is a traditional Scottish heathland course in design, using long grasses, gorse, heather, deep bunkers and water features amidst the undulating landscape. The 18-hole par 71 course straddles the Highland Boundary Fault line - the front 9 holes are played in the Lowlands and the back 9 holes in the Highlands.

The player field will be 126 players, playing in a 54 hole championship spread over three days, each day playing in a 3 ball. The prize fund currently stands at €200,000

The event takes place on the 20th - 22nd September 2007 official website and read all about the players,the course and book on line then click on this link Ladies Scottish Open Website

To see tomorrows draw --- Click here for 1st Round Draw

Stableford and Trophy Winners- Eastwood Golf Club

Guide Dogs for the Blind/Stableford Played 18/9/07 SSS 72 CSS 71 Entries 15
Winner: L Hay 15 35
Runner Up: M Jack 19 34 acb
Eclectic Winner :- C Morton
Foursomes Trophy :- Winners J.Green & M. Fraser
Runners up E .Drysdale & W. McCallum
Singles Trophy :- Winner A. Fergusson
Runner up I. Longbottom

Jenna Wilson selected for the 2008 LGU Curtis Cup Training Squad

SQUAD
Rachel Bell, Ganton
Liz Bennett, Brokenhurst Manor
Carly Booth, Comrie
Henrietta Brockway, Yeovil
Krystle Caithness, St Regulus
Tara Delaney, Carlow
Naomi Edwards, Ganton
Jodi Ewart, Catterick
Sahra Hassan, Vale of Glamorgan
Rachel Jennings, Izaak Walton
Breanne Loucks, Wrexham
Danielle McVeigh, Royal County Down
Florentyna Parker, Royal Birkdale
Melissa Reid, Chevin
Kerry Smith, Waterlooville
Michele Thomson, McDonald Ellon
Sally Watson, Elie & Earlsferry Ladies
Jenna Wilson, Strathaven

CAPTAIN, CURTIS CUP TEAM: Mary McKenna

Greenlees Result - 3rd Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Milngavie 9 Cawder 0

Past Lady Captains' Annual Lunch --- Milngavie

The Past Lady Captains of Milngavie Golf Club held their annual Lunch on Friday, September 14th.
14 Past Captains attended, with the longest serving Captain having been in office in 1975.
There was a competition played over 15 holes for the Silver Sweet Dish, and this was won by Anna Telfer (who is the current Club Captain) with 29 pts. Anne Byiers was runner up with 26 points.
After golf, the ladies had a very enjoyable lunch and spent a happy couple of hours renewing friendships and reminiscing on past, very happy experiences.

September/ Autumn Meeting - Ranfurly Castle

September Medal 2/9/07 and 12/9/07 SSS 73 CSS 73/73 entries 24
Scratch L.Robertson 82
Silver: R.Ogilvie 72 [18] bih M.Parrott 72 [20]
Bronze: A.Robertson 69 [28] J.Will 70 [26]

Autumn Meeting Played 12/9/07 31 entries SSS 73 CSS 73
Scratch E. MacGregor 81
Silver E.MacGregor 67 [14] R. Ogilvie 72 [18]
Bronze H.M. Irving 68 [23] H.Dunn 75 [31]

West of Scotland Girls` Championships, AGM and Prizegiving

Saturday 6th October Troon Portland
Silver and Bronze Championships will be played on above date. Spectators welcome.
The semi finals will tee off at 9.30am . The committee will then meet for their AGM and watch the finals in the afternoon teeing off at approx 2pm. The Prizegiving will follow as soon as possible after the conclusion of the golf.

The Bronze Championship 2007
Connie Jaffrey v Mhairi McKay
Saorcha Warren v Emma Hale

West of Scotland Girls` Championship
Megan Briggs v Lauren Meldrum
Jill Meldrum v Pamela Pretswell

Greenlees Result -1st Division

Greenlees Result: Kilmarnock (Barassie) 6 Ranfurly Castle 3
Kilmarnock Barassie had a very good team out today -- with the leading 4 players all past/present Ayrshire County Team players or even one of them being a Past Scottish Champion. With all these good golfers there were many birdies --- but the best of all was a saker falcon that had escaped and was flying over all our games --- Eventually it was caught and it was the BEST BIRDIE OF THE DAY.

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Paisley Golf Club Results

Fall Foursomes: 05/09/2007; Entries 16;
Winners - M Kennedy & L Forsyth (20) 76;
Runners-up - A McPherson & G Steel (31) 77.

September Medal & LGU Pendant 12/09 & 15/09/2007;
Entries 22; CSS 74/77
1st Class P Buttar(19) 78; 2nd Class A McPherson(29) 73
LGU Pendant A McPherson

Mrs JB Black Greensomes Trophy: 14/09/2007;
Entries 16;
Winners - L Forsyth & P Buttar (15) 73;
Runners-up - A McPherson & B Adam (28) 79.

Gillian Kyle is The Champion at East Renfrewshire for the 11th time

Gillian Kyle retained East Renfrewshire Championship on Sunday 2nd September (11th time) beating Susan Garety.

The Scottish Mixed Foursomes --- Postponed

The Scottish Mixed Foursomes at Deer Park was postponed yesterday due to the bad weather.The early starters managed about 6 holes before the greens flooded. It will be re scheduled probably for Sunday 21st October. SLGA to confirm. We got soaked getting the clubs out of the car and checking in but fortunately did not have to play --- Thanks go to Janette McCartney (Erskine) for the report

Anna Telfer wins the Scratch award at the West Vets Autumn Meeting

The West Vets Autumn Meeting was at Strathaven Golf Club on Thursday 13th September. Anna Telfer (Milngavie) was the Scratch winner and Cathy Morton (Eastwood) was the best Net Score of the day by virtue of the better inward half. To see all the winners and the scores from the day --- plus even print out your handicap exchange letter --- Go to the West Vets Website

Greenlees Result -1st Division

GREENLEES RESULT: Cardross 7 Kilmacolm 2

Stableford - Douglas Park

Played 14.09.07 SSS 72 CSS 71 Entries 30
Silver 1st J Gemmell (7)40pts 2nd H Robertson (12) 39pts 3rd R Reith (16) 36pts
Bronze 1st C Baird(26)43pts 2nd K Morse (32)41pts 3rd A White (25)36pts

Scotland beat Wales and are Runners Up in the Home Internationals

England won the women’s home international golf series at Dunbar Golf Club today for the third year in a row. They finished with a 100 % record at the end of the three-day programme, clinching the championship by coping with some stout resistance from Ireland who were eventually beaten 5 ½-3 1/2.
And England did it without the services of one of their key players, Melissa Reid, who had an injured wrist. The English had the "MVP" of the tournament in young Rachel Jennings who gained 5 1/2pt out of a possible six. Next best for England were Naomi Edwards, Kerry Smith and Elizabeth Bennett, all with 4 1/2pt each.
Scotland, who have not won the title since 1991 at Aberdovey, finished runners-up by beating Wales 6-3. The Scots won the foursomes 2-1 but at one stage in the afternoon trailed in five of the six singles. However, they finished strongly and eventually won four of the singles.
Scottish champion Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) lost for the fourth session of play in a row, going down by 2 and 1 to Tara Davies in the top singles tie. Jenna, who had been three down at the turn before getting a bit of a recovery going, finished with 1 1/2pt out of a possible six.

Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) went down by 4 and 3 to Lucy Gould after winning the fourth and fifth but trailing by two holes at the turn. Pamela finished with 2pt out of a possible four.
Friday details:

SCOTLAND 6, WALES 3
Foursomes: J Wilson, M Thomson lost to S Evans, T Davies 2 and 1; L Murray, P Pretswell bt S Hassan, R W Thomas 6 and 4, E Ogilvy, C Booth bt L Hall, L Gould 2 and 1 (2-1).
Singles: Wilson lost to Davies 2 and 1, Booth bt Hassan 1 hole, Murray bt R Harries 2 and 1, Ogilvy bt Hall 3 and 1, Pretswell lost to Gould 4 and 3, Thomson bt Evans 2 holes (4-2).


IRELAND 3 1/2, ENGLAND 5 1/2
Foursomes: T Delaney, N Kitching lost to N Edwards, K Smith 6 and 5; D McVeigh, M Riordan halved with R Bell, E Bennett; M Morrin, G O’Leary lost to R Jennings, D Montgomery 6 and 4 (1/2-2 ½).
Singles: K Delaney bt Edwards 2 and 1, T Delaney bt Bell 3 and 1, McVeigh lost to Smith 3 and 2, Riordan lost to Bennett 3 and 2, O’Leary bt Montgomery 3 and 2, Morrin lost to Jennings 7 and 6.

HOW THEY FINISHED
1 England 3pt, 2 Scotland 2pt, 3 Ireland 1pt, 4 Wales 0pt.
Thanks go to Gillian Kirkwood for the report

September Medal -- D & A -- Helensburgh

Played Thursday 13th September 2007. SSS 72 CSS72
Scratch Margaret Kinvig (Vale of Leven) 80
1st Silver Fiona Gilchrist (H'burgh) 84-15-69
2nd Silver Ann Trail (H'burgh) 91-19-72(after countback)
1st Bronze Lindsay McCubbin (H.P.) 94-23-71(after countback)
2nd Bronze Dinah Buchanan (Cardross) 95-24-71

Renfrewshire County Autumn Meeting over Ralston

Played 13th September 2007, 29 entrants, SSS:71 CSS:73
Scratch: Barbara Biggart (Kilmacolm) 81
Scratch - 12 Handicap
1st Fiona Roger (Ranfurly Castle) 84-12-72
2nd Barbara Biggart (Kilmacolm) 81-7-74
3rd Patricia Davidson (Erskine) 83-8-75 bih
13 Handicap upwards
1st Sheila Shaw (Lochwinnoch) 85-15-70
2nd Vivien Young (Cochrane Castle) 89-18-71
3rd Linda Hay (Eastwood) 92-15-77

Scotland well beaten by England in the Home Internationals

Even a draw against Ireland would see England win the women’s home amateur international golf championship for the third year in a row at Dunbar Golf Club tomorrow.
The English snuffed out the challenge of Scotland’s young team with a 7 1/2-1 1/2 victory while Ireland, beaten by the Scots on the opening day, bounced back with a 7-2 win over Wales.
The writing was on the wall in capital letters for the Scots when England made a 3-0 clean sweep of the morning foursomes.
The 2 young players from the West of Scotland, Megan Briggs, 17, from Kilmacolm lost five holes in a row from the eighth to the 12th in losing by 4 and 2 to Elizabeth Bennett and Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) lost 3 and 2 to C Aitken

ENGLAND 7 1/2, SCOTLAND 1 1/2
England names first
Foursomes: N Edwards, K Smith bt J Wilson, M Thomson 2 and 1; R Jennings, D Montgomery bt L Murray, K MacDonald 6 and 5; R Bell, E Bennett bt E Ogilvy, C Booth 2 holes (3-0).
Singles: Edwards bt Wilson 1 hole, Bell lost to Booth 3 and 2, Bennett bt Briggs 4 and 2, Smith bt Murray 2 and 1, C Aitken bt P Pretswell 3 and 2, Jennings halved with Thomson (4 1/2-1 ½).

WALES 2, IRELAND 7
Wales names first
Foursomes: S Hassan, R H Harries lost to N Kitching, T Delaney 2 and 1; L Hall, L Gould lost to D McVeigh, M Riordan 4 and 2; S Evans, T Davies lost to M Morrin, G O’Leary 3 and 2 (0-3)
Singles: Davies lost to T Delaney 3 and 2, Hassan lost to McVeigh 2 and 1, Harries lost to O’Leary 2 holes, Hall bt V Bradshaw 4 and 2, Gould lost to Kitching 1 hole, Evans bt Morrin 2 holes (2-4).

HOW THEY STAND
1 England 2pt, 2 (equal) Ireland 1pt, Scotland 1pt, 4 Wales 0pt.